Springfield Clinic history

1978 | Hospital Sisters Health System is incorporated on December 26.

Ray married his wife, Faith, in 1979.

He joined Springfield Clinic right out of residency in 1989.

Doctor Philip Garcia joined Springfield Clinic in 1993, after completing his otolaryngology residency at Washington University School of Medicine, where he was chief resident.

Joined Springfield Clinic as an associate physician in 1997 and served as chairman of the board and a medical director before taking the chief medical officer role.

Doctor Melissa Cox joined Springfield Clinic in 2001, immediately following the completion of her residency in Internal Medicine / Pediatrics at Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

2002 | Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, Springfield, IL, is founded on August 20.

He joined the primary care team at Springfield Clinic in December of 2006.

2007 | Chiara Center, Springfield, IL, is founded on March 22.

HSHS acquired the Prairie group in 2008.

He joined Springfield Clinic’s Hematology & Oncology Department in February of 2010 and was instrumental in the development of The Cancer Center at Springfield Clinic.

With 15 years of nursing experience, Sunny joined Springfield Clinic in 2012 as the Oncology Nurse Navigator for the Cancer Center.

Memorial Medical Center posted $44 million in profits — or revenues exceeding expenses — based on $592 million in revenues for patient care in the fiscal year ending in September 2013.

Opening its doors March 2016 the Springfield & Central Illinois African American History Museum’s exhibits tell authentic stories about African American life in Central Illinois’ past and present.

In 2018 he joined Springfield Clinic, despite having no experience in health care, with a mission to modernize patient communication and the patient experience.